Counting Creatures

By Author / Illustrator

Julia Donaldson, Sharon King-Chai

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

ISBN

9781529040517

Format

Hardback

Published

05-11-2020

Synopsis

A stunning counting book full gorgeous baby animals, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and Sharon King-Chai, who together created the award-winnning Animalphabet.

From a leopard with her cubs, to a frog and its tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies and seeing where they live. With rhyming text and a surprise search-and-find game, this is a read-aloud delight and an absolute must for the family bookshelf. A truly beautiful gift.

Reviews

Counting Creatures is a stunning counting book with lots of holes to peep through and flaps to lift. Each spread is beautifully illustrated and cleverly designed to encourage interactive reading and enjoyment.

The book counts from one to ten, then in fives from fifteen to twenty five, and ends with lots! Baby animals are used as the context for counting and the story offers an excellent range of animals and their babies, perfect for introducing new vocabulary and encouraging children to find out about the animals included.

Once the story is finished, the reader is encouraged to explore the book again, looking for all the baby spiders hidden throughout the pages.

The simple rhyming text encourages children to join in as they count the animals. Counting Creatures is sure to be enjoyed again and again.

48 pages / Ags 3+ / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher